In Paul's second letter to his young disciple, Timothy, he encouraged him to:

Do the work of an Evangelist.

HAPPY NEW YEARYou may have already made some resolutions for the new year, but have you made a "spiritual resolution?"

NEW E-NEWSLETTER FORMATWe are moving from mail-chimp to Flocknote for our weekly e-newsletter. Over recent months, we were concerned regarding how many were actually receiving our weekly e-mails in our old format.FAITH FORMATION SCHEDULE- As previously indicated onour calendar, There are no senior-high meetings throughout January as many are also participating in this month's CONFIRMATION CORE classes. (see below)- 7th and 8th graders will all meet together (Saturday and Sunday classes, English and Spanish classes) on Sundays from 6:45 - 8pm through January. Our schedule over the next weeks:> Sunday, January 6 - Getting a Plan Regarding Mass> Sunday, January 13 - Game Night> Sunday, January 20 - No Meeting> Sunday, January 27 - What Are You Hungry For?> Sunday, February 3 - Super Bowl for Caring (service party) Note times: 2 - 3:30PM

Please do continue pursuing your service opportunities in the upcoming months. This is an important exploration into what Christian discipleship might look like for you.

CONFIRMATION- Many missed our first December Confirmation CORE class. You can make up session #1 on Saturday, starting on January 12 or can join the Sunday classes which start this weekend. Class #1 will be available that day starting at 2pm.-Friday classes will finish up this week and next week after school.- Those who have signed up already for Sunday will start with class #2 at 3:30, class #3 on January 12 at 3:30; and classes 4 and 5 on January 26 starting at 2pm.-Saturday classes will begin on January 19 with a double session starting at 4pm, followed by a meeting January 19 starting at 5:30pm, and a double session January 26 starting at 4pm. For more information, contact scott.miller@sjerc.org.

RENEWAL EXPERIENCES- Confirmation candidates and their parents are invited to participate in a Parent - Youth Retreat on Saturday, February 2. Watch for more details on this and other retreat options in future issues.- The National Evangelization Teams return to Howard County for our 7th and 8th graders in February, We will be participating in a day retreat at St. Francis of Assisi in Fulton on February 17.

FOR PARENTSCarey Nieuwhof of Parent Cue recognizines that it is a brand new year. So here’s a question to kick it off.How’s your heart? Read more here.